Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

06/01/2026

Happy Motivational Monday!

05/28/2026

Joan Huber came to the University of Illinois in 1971, teaching a range of sociology courses as well as Introduction to Women’s Studies in the Social Sciences. From 1978 to 1980, she was director of the Women’s Studies Office, which is now the Departmentof Gender and Women’s Studies. Joan also was head of the Department of Sociology from 1979 to 1983 and was a leading figure in the establishment of the School of Humanities in 1978. She served as president of Sociologists for Women in Society (1972-1974), the Midwest Sociological Society (1979-1980), and the American Sociological Association (1988-1989). Joan also received recognition and awards for excellence in teaching and scholarship, including being chosen as the recipient of the Jessie Bernard Award from the American Sociological Association in 1985.

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day!

05/20/2026

Joan L. Mitchell came to the University of Illinois in 1969 as a physics graduate student and received her PhD in 1974. Immediately after receiving her PhD, Joan went to work for the IBM Corporation in the Exploratory Printing Technologies Group at the T.J. Watson Research Center. The holder of more than 70 patents, Joan was one of the top 20 inventors in IBM’s research division. Her work was crucial to the development of coders and decoders used in data compression standards for facsimile machines, printers, and digital transmission of images. From 1987 to 1994, Joan was a leader in the Joint Photographic Experts Group, the organization that developed JPEG image compression. In 2011, she received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer’s Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award for fundamental contribution to image compression in printing technology and digital imaging processing in consumer electronics. That same year, she also was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the College of Engineering.

05/15/2026

It's been a great year - have a great summer break, Illini!☀️

05/13/2026

Join the great team at the European Union Center at the University of Illinois. Now hiring for a program coordinator. The application deadline is May 30th!

Duties & ResponsibilitiesManage EUC’s campus, K-16, and community programs and projects under the direction of the Associate Director, with primary re...

05/13/2026

Judith S. Liebman joined the Departments of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Civil Engineering as an assistant professor in 1972 and became a full professor in 1984. She served in several administrative positions on campus including as Acting Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate College in 1986. In 1987, she officially took on both positions. Judith won the College of Engineering’s Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence in 1978 and 1986. She has also served on the Committee for Engineering Education of the National Academy of Engineering and the Advisory Committee for the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Directorate.

05/12/2026

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month💚